what is the type of ur display card? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Graphics problems with X on iBook 2.2
> > Hopefully this is the right list to ask these questions. If not, gently > refer me to the proper list. :-) > > I've just installed Debian 3.1 r1a on my Apple iBook. I bought it in > 2002, so from what I've been able to gather from online docs, it's an > iBook 2.2; although I'm not sure that's the case nor where to verify it. > > I used the network install CD, and installed only the base system, plus > issued these two commands as root: > > apt-get install telnetd > apt-get install x-window-system > > My problem is that when I issue the command "startx", I get a graphics > display with a mouse cursor that looks right, but everything else is > just a mess. It seems the graphics "slant" to the right. > > I'm an experienced computer user with a degree in Computer Science, but > my Unix/Linux knowledge is fairly limited. This is the crux of my > problem; I can probably understand the docs if I read them, but I know > next to nothing about X Windows nor where to begin looking. > > Can anybody help me with getting X to look right? :-) > > Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. > > Patrick Meade > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
